Tri-civara, Tri-cīvara, Tricivara: 3 definitions
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Tri-civara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Trichivara.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryTri-cīvara.—(EI 25), complete robe of a Buddhist monk. Note: tri-cīvara is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryTricīvara (त्रिचीवर).—nt. (= Pali ti°), the three garments of a Buddhist monk: °raṃ Mahāvastu i.168.17 (verse); see s.v. saṃghāṭi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTricīvara (त्रिचीवर):—[=tri-cīvara] [from tri] n. the 3 vestments of a, [Buddhist literature] monk, [Monier-Williams’ Buddhism 83.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Full-text: Traicivarika.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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